Vice President, Client Partner, Financial Services

Kantar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Kantar Group in New York seeks a Vice President Client Partner, Financial Services to grow a portfolio of strategic clients across North America. You will act as a trusted adviser, shaping opportunities and driving brand growth by aligning consulting, data, technology, insights and analytics with client priorities.

Lead senior-level conversations, deliver compelling thought leadership, and expand the client base through strategic, outcomes-focused engagements.

Qualifications

• Strategic advisory experience for senior client leadership.
• Proven ability to shape demand and convert opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Grow a portfolio of strategic Financial Services clients across North America.
• Provide provocative, informed perspectives to senior leaders.
• Develop account growth strategies aligning business priorities with capabilities.

Skills

Strategic consulting

Financial Services expertise

Executive-level influence

Persuasive communication

Brand and marketing judgement

Job description

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.

Job Details

Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics business. We deliver the intelligence needed to power brand growth. We provide the signals that help organisations act quickly and confidently. We empower brands to make effective marketing decisions based on predictive evidence. And we help them craft powerful growth strategies rooted in the connection between consumers, brands and enterprise value. All this is powered by our uniquely robust human and synthetic data, our unrivalled IP, our AI-native platform and the team of global brand experts that bring this all together.

About the Job

The Vice President Client Partner, Financial Services will grow a portfolio of strategic clients across North America by acting as a trusted commercial adviser to senior leaders. Rather than simply responding to stated needs, they will bring a provocative, informed point of view, focus executive attention on the issues that matter and help clients define new opportunities to modernise their brands. Working across consulting, data, technology, insights and analytics, they will shape and convert opportunities that advance brand growth, customer experience, innovation and marketing effectiveness. They will strengthen Kantar’s market presence through compelling writing, senior-level conversations and visible participation in relevant industry forums.

Job Goals

Challenge senior client leaders with informed perspectives that sharpen their thinking and focus attention on the most important opportunities for brand growth. Shape emerging client needs and strategic agendas, moving conversations beyond existing briefs towards new commercial and transformation opportunities. Grow revenue and share of wallet across a portfolio of strategic Financial Services accounts. Develop account growth strategies that connect clients’ business priorities, market context and future ambitions with Kantar’s capabilities. Create and convert a strong pipeline through consultative selling, persuasive commercial narratives and confident executive engagement. Mobilise consulting, data, technology, insights and analytics expertise to deliver integrated solutions that help Financial Services brands modernise and grow. Represent Kantar through compelling written thought leadership, client events, industry forums and other external speaking opportunities.

Skills & Capabilities

Strategic consulting and commercial capability, with evidence of growing complex enterprise relationships, shaping demand and converting high-value opportunities. Financial Services expertise, with a strong understanding of one or more areas such as banking, payments, insurance or asset management and the forces reshaping brands in the sector. Executive-level influence, including the confidence to challenge assumptions, introduce a distinctive point of view and help senior leaders make sense of complex choices. Compelling communication, with the ability to write persuasive thought leadership and speak credibly in boardroom discussions, client workshops and on industry stages. Broad brand and marketing judgement, with the ability to connect modern brand strategy, customer experience, innovation and marketing effectiveness to practical business opportunities.

Why Join Kantar?

Kantar is one of the most recognised and trusted brands in its industry, with unmatched depth of experience and global reach. What makes this moment different is how much is changing at once. We are working on the world’s most influential brands, investing in AI and technology, and evolving how intelligence is delivered. The work is becoming more connected, more dynamic and more impactful.

People joining Kantar now are not stepping into something finished. They are joining a business that is evolving, and they will help shape what comes next. If you want to work on iconic brands, solve complex problems, learn from exceptional people and do work that genuinely makes a difference, Kantar offers that opportunity.

What's in it for you

We provide a highly competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical plans with comprehensive and affordable healthcare coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Wellness programmes to support your wellbeing.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Tuition reimbursement and commuter benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $220,000 per year, plus competitive variable compensation. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors, which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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Location

New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of America

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

KANTAR Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future.

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